| What the Locarno Pact Can Teach Us 100 Years On 🕊️ This week marks 100 years since the signing of the Locarno Pact, which brought a brief moment of peace after the First World War. Take a look at this video to find out how Locarno became the ‘city of peace’. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=swissinfovideos |
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